Ellen DeGeneres is known for giving impressive gifts to her fans. Once the “Ellen” alum even gifted the members of her studio audience an unforgettable cash prize. To celebrate her 60th birthday, DeGeneres filled her audience with “people who are making a difference in the world” and gifted them a million dollars to split evenly (via Today). In honor of the end of her Emmy award-winning series, Ellen DeGeneres is choosing to also spread the wealth to her cast and crew.
Sources told Deadline that “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” employees will receive bonuses based on how many years they’ve worked for the talk show. Many of her staffers have worked on the show for over a decade, which means a big bonus will be coming their way. You might be wondering what the bonuses will look like. According to a source who spoke with Deadline, for anyone who has worked on the show for one to four years, they will receive an additional two weeks pay at the end of the series. For staff that has stuck with Ellen for four to eight years, they will receive an additional week of pay — aka three weeks pay. The remaining senior staff members will receive the biggest bonus of six weeks pay.
Along with their bonuses, Deadline reports that DeGeneres is also offering her staff and crew six-month extended health care coverage, a free one-year membership to LinkedIn learning, and resources to help the crew find their next gig. While her show may be nearing its end, DeGeneres’ penchant for helping others will clearly continue into the next phase of her life.
